Stirling Richmond Explained

Stirling Richmond
Height:6 ft 1 in
Weight:203 lb
University:University of Otago
Relatives:Scott Richmond (brother)
Position:Wing
Repyears1:2004–05
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:15

Stirling Richmond (born November 17, 1980) is a Canadian former international rugby union player.[1]

Richmond is a younger brother of former Blue Jays pitcher Scott Richmond and grew up in North Vancouver. He undertook tertiary studies at the University of Otago in New Zealand, which is the country of birth of his father Bob.[2]

A winger, Richmond played a season in the Hong Kong Premiership with the DeA Tigers after graduating from university and developed his game at the Pacific Pride academy in Langford, British Columbia.[3] [4] He competed on the Canada national team in 2004 and 2005, gaining eight total caps, with tries in each of his first three matches.[5]

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  1. News: Quicksilver Stirling has big ambitions . . March 18, 2005 . en.
  2. News: Meikle . Hayden . Baseball: Kiwi-Canadian becomes first NZ citizen to play in Major League . . August 1, 2008 . en.
  3. News: Test duty calls for DeA's Canadian . South China Morning Post . November 13, 2004 . en.
  4. News: MacKinnon . John . Olympic Comings / Goings . . July 28, 2008.
  5. News: French side administers a painful lesson . . July 12, 2004 . en-CA.